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My son asked me to make a turtle for him. Keep in mind he is 18 , and loves turtles.

I looked around the web. Didn’t find one with a free pattern he liked. Found a picture of one. We discussed how he would want it to look. First, he wanted certain colors, and fun. I thought he would be cool as Agent “T” with a Hat like Perry from Phineas & Ferb. Add a mask and you have a Ninja Turtle i thought lol. Super spy, Double 00 Turtle 🙂 Turtle in Black .

I was starting to have too much fun thinking about the possibility’s with this turtle.

As, i was making it , i got a few ideals i wanted to try.

This spawned another ideal, to make a baby turtle.

He can be altered in a few ways to make the turtle of your dreams.

To make this Turtle ~~

What you will need:

G hook 4.00mm-4.25mm

Blunt needle~ for sewing

Worst weight yarn in 7 colors. A total of 1 full skein used.

2 Greens Hunter, and Normal,

Light Brown,

Rust,

Camouflage,

Black & White.

Stitch Markers~ I used hair pins, you will need more than one.

( Your st. marker will move up with every 1st st. made on each row but the bending one wont move up tell you sc back over the 8 sc. To the 9th st.)

Cotton~ or some type of filler.

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American Terms.

Stitched Used.

Special stitch used~

Switching hands working with left hand if your right handed, or if your left handed, you switch to your right.

((If your not comfy switching hands you will simply turn your work instead of switching hands. (( You can turn this the wrong way and work it with your normal hand.))

Row 16: at stitch marker change hands , ch1, Sc next 8 sc , switch back to other hand Ch1, sc back across the 8 sc. This will create the knee bend. ( You can turn this the wrong way and work it with your normal hand.)

Row 17-20: sc each st. (16 sc)

Cut, weave in end.

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Arms~ make 2

In Green Hunter color.

Row 1: ch 2, 4 sc in 2nd chain from hook.

Row 2: 2 sc each st. (8 sc )

Row 3: 2 sc, each st (16 sc )

Row 4: sc next st, 2 sc in next st (24 sc)

Row 5: sc each st. ( 24 sc)

Row 6: Sc the next 9 sc, puff st. the next st, ( 5 loops), sl st, ch 1, sc the next st, (repeat 4 times), Sc the next 8 sc. (counting the last one made after last puff st.) (24 total)

Row 7: sc in each sc and only one sc in top of puff. ( For 24 total.)

Row 8: sc next st, sc2tog next st. ( 16 sc)

Row 9-11: sc, each st. ( 16 sc)

Row 12: at stitch marker change hands , ch1, sc 8, switch back to other hand Ch1, sc back across the 8 sc. This will create the bend. (Wrist bend) ( You can turn this the wrong way and work it with your normal hand.)

Row 13-15: sc each st. (16 sc)

Row 16: at stitch marker change hands , ch1, sc 8, switch back to other hand Ch1, sc back across the 8 sc. This will create the bend. (Elbow bend) ( You can turn this the wrong way and work it with your normal hand.)

Row 17-20: sc each st (16 sc )

Cut, weave in end.

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Shell Body belly side.~

In Light Brown.

Row 1: ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook.

Row 2: 2 sc, each st (12 sc)

Row 3: sc next st, 2 sc next st. (18 sc)

Row 4: sc next 2 sts, 2 sc next st (24 sc)

Row 5: sc next 3 sts, 2 sc next st (30 sc )

Row 6: sc next 4 sts, 2 sc next st (36 sc)

Row 7: sc next 5 sts, 2 sc next st ( 42 sc)

Row 8: sc next 6 sts, 2 sc next st (48 sc)

Change to Rust Color.

Row 9: sc each st. (48 sc)

Row 10: Using stitch markers , mark off every 8 sts. Will be 6 pins.

The 1st 8 marked off, you will work sc across working the head,then arms, and legs in. Working the 1st 8 of one side of each head, arms, legs. Cut weave in end.

At first st marker, sc threw belly shell, and first st on neck, together.

Work all 8 sc, work in the same way around sl st to first.

Back side shell will be worked the same.

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/ stuff all head, legs, and arms now, if you have not yet.

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Spots on back of shell~

In Camouflage color.

Big Spot~ make 3

Row 1: ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook.

Row 2: 2 sc, each st (12 sc)

Row 3: sc next st, 2 sc next st. (18 sc)

Cut , leave tail to sew to shell before working last row to connect the head, arms, and legs. (Shell Body shell side.)

Small Spots~ make 4

Row 1: ch 2, 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook.

Row 2: 2 sc, each st (8 sc)

Cut , leave tail to sew to shell before working last row to connect the head, arms, and legs. (Shell Body shell side.)

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/ make sure these spots are sewn on before finishing worked outer shell to body.

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Shell Body shell side.~

In Rust color.

Row 1: ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook.

Row 2: 2 sc, each st (12 sc)

Row 3: sc next st, 2 sc next st. (18 sc)

Row 4: sc next 2 sts, 2 sc next st (24 sc)

Row 5: sc next 3 sts, 2 sc next st (30 sc )

Row 6: sc next 4 sts, 2 sc next st (36 sc)

Row 7-8: sc each st (36 sc)

Row 9: sc next 5 sts, 2 sc next st ( 42 sc)

Row 10: sc next 6 sts, 2 sc next st (48 sc)

Row 11: sc each st. (48 sc)

Change to Light Brown.

Row 12: sc each st (48 sc)

Row 13: Using stitch markers , mark off every 8 sts. Will be 6 pins.

The 1st 8 marked off, you will work sc across working the head,then arms, and legs in. Working the 1st 8 of one side of each head, arms, legs. Cut weave in end.

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/ Use a Scrap piece of Light Brown Yarn, and weave in the 4 open spaces between shell front and back.

Stuff shell before the last arm is worked in. push stuffing to neck & arm, leg joints. not too tightly in joints, but tightly in the shell.

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Eyes~ make 2

In Black

Row 1: ch 2, 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Sl st to first. Cut.

Change to Plain Green, or normal green.

Row 2: sl st on ch1, 2 sc in same st as chain. 2 sc around add 2 in the end for 10 sc. Cut.

Hints: for a spinning eye, i poked my blunt needle under the eye where the edge of a smile would be,

left a tail at that end, poked under the cotton in head to the middle where i planned to put the eye.

Drew the needle up threw the middle of the black eye circle, then back down threw the outer edge of the eye side, to then link it to a stitch on the head.

like a button on each side.

i sewed it threw a stitch on the head then poked it threw the head to the other eye finished it poked it back threw other side of smile and then took my ends and poked them one at a time to the back of the head tied them and hid them back in the head with the hook.